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CHS Football

I love the start of the high school football season. Our local team, the Conestoga Pioneers (yes, the Conestoga Killers was overruled in a close community vote), won the game on Friday night 35-13. It was great — a little drizzle, a cool breeze, friends everywhere. High school football means autumn, which is my season since I’m always a little overheated, it’s when I’m really comfortable.

One really fun part of the game: Our friends’ son intercepted a pass and ran it in for a touchdown. The dad is a defensive coach, and I had as much fun watching his reaction as I did for his son who ran it in.

Posted on September 16, 2007
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  • I was never much for football. I do look forward to Halloween. :-)
  • Steve, I got emotional reading this...Go, Ben, Go! That is just so great...I'm proud of him from here...I mean, that is one of those really great moments, and it can carry a person for a long time...I'm grinning ear-to-ear. And makes me miss that we're so far away....we miss that stuff, so we watch our friends' kids do well...and root for Ben Co. from far away....say "Hey" to him for me. That is just great stuff.
  • Steve
    This too is my favorite time of the year as well, fresh crisp mornings, football weekends and playoff baseball (which is even better this year since the Cubs are actually in the hunt for post season play!!).

    Your nephew Ben had the key play for his 6th grade team on Saturday morning. With less than 2:00 to go in the game and the opponents pinned deep in their own territory he stripped the ball from the opposing QB and rumbled into the end zone (OK so it was only a couple of yards) for the only score of the game. The crowd went wild, his mother cried and he was mobbed by his team. Lynda’s reaction was a little delayed since they are all about the same size and are wearing helmets. But when the mob cleared from the end zone here came #2 (a defensive lineman with the number 2)…jumping up and down and getting high fives from everybody.

    Without a doubt it is one of the coolest things in the world to see your child succeed through their own hard work and determination in what ever their endeavor they have chosen and to have that success recognized by someone other than their parents.
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